Hola Tacos Reopens, Cavs Win Game 4, Danny Greene Escapes Death: CLE Daily

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What avian-inspired Lakewood neighborhood was originally built at the turn of the 20th century for employees of the National Carbon Co.?

After a sudden closure, Hola Tacos returns to Lakewood.

Food & Drink | By Douglas Trattner

This past February, Juan Vergara announced the sudden closure of the Barroco restaurants in Lakewood and Westlake and the temporary closure of Hola Tacos in Lakewood. This month, Hola Tacos reopened under new ownership. 

The New Owners: Margarita Reyes, who has worked with the Vergara family since moving here from Colombia in 2017, is running the restaurant with her brother Luis Felipe.

• Felipe has more than 15 years of cooking experience, and Reyes worked her way up the corporate ladder from the lowest rung to VP of Operations.

Concept: Reyes says that the plan going forward is to maintain the status quo while making minor tweaks, additions and improvements.

• Reyes says that her brother loves open-fire cooking so diners can expect some additions stemming from that. 

Read more on the new owners and why the Vergara family sold Hola Tacos. 

Cavs even the series in Game 4 of Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Sports | By Dennis Manoloff

 The Cavs beat the Detroit Pistons, 112-103, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Monday night. The playoff series is now tied 2-2. Here are three takeaways:

• Cleveland answered the pressure: Down 2-0 earlier in the series, the Cavs have now held serve at home and forced the matchup back to Detroit tied 2-2. Cleveland played with urgency and delivered when it had to.

• Donovan Mitchell took over: After a quiet first half, Mitchell exploded in the third quarter and completely changed the game. With Caris LeVert hurting Cleveland early, Mitchell responded like a superstar, putting the Cavs on his back and carrying them offensively.

• The Cavs handled Detroit’s physicality: After Cade Cunningham challenged Cleveland to respond to the Pistons’ rugged style, the Cavs looked far more comfortable in the matchup Sunday, especially in the second half. Detroit still holds home-court advantage, but Cleveland showed it can match the Pistons’ intensity.

Watch DMan's full recap.

Greater Cleveland Partnership hosts its Ignite annual event tonight. 

News | By Dillon Stewart

The regional chamber of commerce's annual event serves both as a celebration of the economic year and a roadmap of the organization's priorities for the year ahead. 

In a recent chat, GCP CEO Baiju Shah told Cleveland Magazine that while national recognition and business growth are reasons to cheer, we still need to make strides on AI adoption, energy infrastructure and long-term economic growth.

• Shah: "We've got to move as a region faster. It's important for our companies to remain hyper-competitive. We should always be playing from a position of hunger."

The event speakers include:

• Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb;

• Nic Barlage, CEO of Rock Entertainment Group;

• Michele Connell, Global Managing Partner Squire Patton Boggs;

• Chris Gorman, Chairman & CEO of KeyCorp;

• Heidi Petz, President & CEO of Sherwin-Williams;

• Paul Dolan, GCP Board Chair and Owner/CEO of the Guardians; and

• Baiju Shah, GCP President/CEO.

Sold Out: The event takes place tonight the at Hilton Cleveland Downtown. Tickets are no longer available

Talk of the Town

Cleveland City Councilman Tanmay Shah pushes against the city celebrating the USS Cleveland. In an Instagram story post from his campaign account, Shah says the "Greater Cleveland Partnership wants Cleveland to celebrate a war machine with our name on it while our people can't afford food or housing."

Andy Wilson has been selected by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to serve the rest of Dave Yost's term as Ohio's attorney general. Yost plans to leave office on June 7 to pursue a job in the private market. Wilson has served as the director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

David Njoku signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. Njoku played tight end for the Cleveland Browns for eight years after both sides parted ways this offseason. He was featured as one of Cleveland Magazine's Most Interesting People in 2019. 

The Cleveland Guardians acquired San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey over the weekend. Bailey replaced Bo Naylor in the lineup, with Naylor being sent back down to Triple-A ball.

Photo of the Day: Sherwin-Williams cuts the ribbon on its HQ. 

About four years since breaking ground, after a few delays, the 36-story office building is officially open for business. Local leaders such as  Sherwin-Williams President/CEO Heidi Petz, Ohio Sen. Nickie Antonio, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne.

An early morning bombing nearly takes Danny Greene's life.

History | By Henry Palattella

Danny Greene was no stranger to danger. As one of Cleveland’s most infamous mobsters (if not the most infamous), it came with the territory. At 3:50 a.m. on May 12, 1975, Greene was woken by a bomb thrown through his apartment window, the second such attempt on his life in seven years.

Read more on how Greene's life almost ended on this day 51 years ago.

Yesterday's Trivia Answer

The 10-story building on Public Square, believed to be Cleveland’s first skyscraper, was built for what bank? Society for Savings (now KeyBank)

Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's question.

From the Editor

The legend of Danny Greene and the Cleveland mob scene is one to dive into. Luckily, the Cleveland media scene was at its peak at the time.

If you were curious about how we do the research for these look back stories. The Cleveland Public Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library offer online archives of The Plain Dealer.

However, my favorite way to research is to head to the Cleveland Public Library's Downtown location to look at the microfilm of the Cleveland Press archives.  -Jaden Stambolia, Editorial Assistant